I. noun
or sogh·di·an ˈsägdēən also ˈsȯg-
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Latin Sogdiani (plural), from sogdiani, plural of sogdianus, adjective, Sogdian
1. : a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana, a province of the ancient Persian Empire in the region of modern Bukhara
2. : an Iranian language of the Sogdian people
II. adjective
or soghdian “
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin sogdianus, from Old Persian Sughuda Sogdiana, province of the ancient Persian Empire + Latin -anus -an
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Sogdiana
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of ancient Sogdiana